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ffmpeg

Setup ffmpeg. See also Arch Wiki: ffmpeg

Install

sudo apt install ffmpeg

choco install ffmpeg

Or

winget install Gyan.FFmpeg

Usage

Simple stream copy

To rebuild "99.9% complete" videos without re-encoding.

ffmpeg -i input.mkv -c copy -o output.mkv

Remove audio without reencoding video

ffmpeg -i in.mp4 -vcodec copy -an out.mp4

ffmpeg -i input-video.avi -vn -acodec copy output-audio.aac

Options explained:

  • -vn : no video output.
  • -an : no audio output.
  • -{a,v}codec copy: copy without re-encoding.

Cutting videos

Without re-encoding, just simple copying as-is:

ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -ss 00:01:00 -to 00:02:00 -c copy output.mp4

With re-encoding, slower but more frame accurate:

ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -ss 00:00:03 -t 00:00:08 -async 1 output.mp4

Options explained:
- -ss for starting time hh::mm::ss
- -t for duration of hh::mm::ss, or -to for end time hh::mm::ss